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                                          HB 1077, First Engrossed



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to elections; changing the date

  3         of the second primary election in 1998;

  4         ensuring that dates tied to the date of the

  5         second primary remain unchanged, with specified

  6         exceptions; amending s. 106.15, F.S.;

  7         prohibiting political contributions in

  8         government buildings; providing an effective

  9         date.

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11         WHEREAS, the second primary election in 1998 falls on

12  September 29, 1998, and

13         WHEREAS, Yom Kippur, or the Jewish Day of Atonement,

14  which is a day marked by fasting and continuous prayers of

15  repentance, occurs on that day, and

16         WHEREAS, the conducting of the second primary election

17  on September 29, 1998, would cause great hardship to voters of

18  the Jewish faith, causing many to be unable to vote and

19  prohibiting many from participating as election workers or

20  participating in other election activities, NOW, THEREFORE,

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22  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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24         Section 1.  Notwithstanding section 100.091, Florida

25  Statutes, or any other law to the contrary, the date of the

26  second primary election in 1998 is changed from Tuesday,

27  September 29, 1998, to Thursday, October 1, 1998.  However,

28  for purposes of the 1998 general election cycle, all dates in

29  the Florida Election Code tied to the date of the second

30  primary election remain set as if the second primary election

31  were to be held on September 29, 1998, except that elections


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                                          HB 1077, First Engrossed



  1  to be held in conjunction with the second primary election

  2  shall be held on October 1, 1998, and restrictions on changes

  3  in party affiliation between the first and second primary

  4  elections shall remain in effect for the extended period

  5  resulting from the change in the date of the second primary

  6  election effected by this act.

  7         Section 2.  Subsection (4) of section 106.15, Florida

  8  Statutes, is amended to read:

  9         106.15  Certain acts prohibited.--

10         (4)  No person shall make and no person shall solicit

11  or knowingly accept any political campaign contribution in a

12  building owned by a governmental entity. For purposes of this

13  subsection, "accept" means to receive a contribution by

14  personal hand delivery from a contributor or the contributor's

15  agent.  This subsection shall not apply when a

16  government-owned building or any portion thereof is rented for

17  the specific purpose of holding a campaign fundraiser.

18         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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